A Long Way from Chicago: A Novel in Stories Contributor(s): Peck, Richard (Author) |
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ISBN: 0803722907 ISBN-13: 9780803722903 Publisher: Dial Books
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: September 1998 Annotation: What happens when Joey and his sister, Mary Alice--two city slickers from Chicago--make their annual summer visit to Grandma Dowdel's seemingly sleepy Illinois town? In the tradition of American humorists Mark Twain and Flannery O'Connor, Richard Peck has created this memorable world filled with characters who, like Grandma herself, are larger than life and twice as entertaining. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Humorous Stories - Juvenile Fiction | Action & Adventure - General - Juvenile Fiction | Family - Siblings |
Dewey: FIC |
LCCN: 98010953 |
Age Level: 10-UP |
Grade Level: 5-UP |
Lexile Measure: 750(Not Available) |
Physical Information: 0.69" H x 5.82" W x 8.5" L (0.60 lbs) 160 pages |
Themes: - Chronological Period - 1930's - Demographic Orientation - Rural - Geographic Orientation - Illinois - Topical - Family |
Features: Dust Cover, Ikids, Price on Product, Table of Contents |
Awards: Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award, Nominee, Grades 6-8, 2001 Young Hoosier Book Award, Nominee, Grades 6-8, 2001 Children's Books of Distinction Awards, Winner, Fiction, 1999 Iowa Children's Choice (ICCA) Award, Nominee, Children's, 2001 Rhode Island Teen Book Award, Nominee, Ages 12 & Up, 2001 Massachusetts Children's Book Award, Nominee, Children's Book, 2001 Newbery Medal, Honor Book, Children's, 1999 National Book Awards, Nominee, Young People's Lit., 1998 Young Reader's Choice Award, Nominee, Grades 4-8, 2001 Sunshine State Young Reader's Award, Nominee, Grades 6-8, 2002 |
Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 07/06/1998 pg. 61 Booklist 09/01/1998 pg. 113 School Library Journal 10/01/1998 pg. 144 Kirkus Review - Children 09/01/1998 pg. 1290 New York Times 03/14/1999 pg. 30 Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/1998 pg. 72 - Outstanding, Noteworthy In Style ALA Notable Children's Books 01/01/1999 pg. 1309 Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/1999 pg. 72 - Outstanding, Noteworthy In Style |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 27940 Reading Level: 5.0 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 5.0 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: This Newbery Honor Winner and National Book Award Finalist is an unforgettable modern classic and features the debut of the larger-than-life Grandma Dowdel What happens when Joey and his sister, Mary Alice--two city slickers from Chicago--make their annual summer visits to Grandma Dowdel's seemingly sleepy Illinois town? August 1929: They see their first corpse, and he isn't resting easy. August 1930: The Cowgill boys terrorize the town, and Grandma fights back. August 1931: Joey and Mary Alice help Grandma trespass, poach, catch the sheriff in his underwear, and feed the hungry--all in one day. And there's more, as Joey and Mary Alice make seven summer trips to Grandma's--each one funnier than the year before--in self-contained chapters that readers can enjoy as short stories or take together for a rip-roaringly good novel. In the tradition of American humorists from Mark Twain to Flannery O'Connor, popular author Richard Peck has created a memorable world filled with characters who, like Grandma herself, are larger than life and twice as entertaining. Newbery Honor Winner National Book Award Finalist ALA Best Book for Young Adults ALA Notable Book New York Times Best Seller "A rollicking celebration of an eccentric grandmother and childhood memories."--School Library Journal (starred review) "A novel that skillfully captures the nuances of small-town life ...] Remarkable and fine."--Kirkus (starred review) "Fresh, warm and anything but ordinary."--Publishers Weekly |
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